The former president of the state's Maple Producers Association, Peter Thompson, said he has real concerns about the so far mild winter weather, saying it could force an early start to the maple season, and we could see a shorter season than normal.

That could potentially raise the price of syrup if less is produced.

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"I'm concerned about it. We need to have the coldness in the ground, and if you have no cover of snow and you get four to five days of high 50s and 60s, you're going to stop it just like that," Thompson said.

According to New Hampshire maple producers, the start of the maple syrup season is around mid-February to mid-April, but Thompson said some may start tapping as early as this week.